Harry J. Kazianis

Harry J. Kazianis (@Grecianformula) is Editor-In-Chief of 19FortyFive and National Security Journal. Kazianis recently served as Senior Director of National Security Affairs at the Center for the National Interest. He also served as Executive Editor of its publishing arm, The National Interest. Kazianis has held various roles at The National Interest, including Senior Editor and Managing Editor over the last decade. Harry is a recognized expert on national security issues involving North & South Korea, China, the Asia-Pacific, Europe, and general U.S. foreign policy and national security challenges. Past Experience Kazianis previously served as part of the foreign policy team for the 2016 presidential campaign of Senator Ted Cruz. Kazianis also managed the foreign policy communications efforts of the Heritage Foundation, served as Editor-In-Chief of the Tokyo-based The Diplomat magazine, Editor of RealClearDefense, and as a WSD-Handa Fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS): PACNET. Kazianis has also held foreign policy fellowships at the Potomac Foundation and the University of Nottingham. Kazianis is the author of the book The Tao of A2/AD, an exploration of China’s military capabilities in the Asia-Pacific region. He has also authored several reports on U.S. military strategy in the Asia-Pacific as well as edited and co-authored a recent report on U.S.-Japan-Vietnam trilateral cooperation. Kazianis has provided expert commentary, over 900 op-eds, and analysis for many outlets, including The Telegraph, The Wall Street Journal, Yonhap, The New York Times, Hankyoreh, The Washington Post, MSNBC, 1945, Fox News, Fox Business, CNN, USA Today, CNBC, Politico, The Financial Times, NBC, Slate, Reuters, AP, The Washington Examiner, The Washington Times, RollCall, RealClearPolitics, LA Times, Newsmax, BBC, Foreign Policy, The Hill, Fortune, Forbes, DefenseOne, Newsweek, NPR, Popular Mechanics, VOA, Yahoo News, National Security Journal and many others.

The aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) operates in the Arabian Sea during sunset on Jan. 5, 2013. The John C. Stennis Strike Group is deployed to the 5th Fleet area of responsibility to conduct maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts. DoD photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class James Stahl, U.S. Navy. (Released)

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The US Navy Launched 50 New Aircraft Carriers in 14 Months During World War II And Has No Way To Do This Today with the Nuclear Ford-Class

From USS Casablanca on April 5, 1943, to USS Munda on May 27, 1944, one Washington yard launched fifty purpose-built escort carriers. A 100,000-ton...

Harry J. KazianisAugust 18, 2026

Hwasong-12 IRBM. Image Credit: North Korea State Media.

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The War in Ukraine Have Transformed North Korea’s Missile Arsenal Into a Truly Dangerous Military Force

Russia has used North Korean ballistic missiles in Ukraine since late 2023. The early shots missed by kilometers. Later ones did not. That combat...

Harry J. KazianisAugust 18, 2026

USS Abraham Lincoln Creative Commons Photo

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Iran Doesn’t Have to Sink a US Navy Aircraft Carrier with Missiles or Drones To Put It Out Of Action Near the Strait of Hormuz

Iran does not need to put a U.S. aircraft carrier on the bottom. A few hits on a packed flight deck can stop launches...

Harry J. KazianisAugust 18, 2026

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China’s New J-35 Stealth Fighter Is Getting So Many Upgrades It Will Now Fly Until 2050 to Take on the F-22, F-35 or Even the F-47 NGAD

The J-35 is China’s second stealth fighter: a medium jet for the air force and, for the first time, a stealth fighter for Chinese...

Harry J. KazianisAugust 17, 2026

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The US Navy F-14 ‘Super Tomcat 21’ Could Have Transformed America’s Nuclear Aircraft Carriers Forever

Super Tomcat 21 was Grumman’s early-1990s bid to keep a long-range F-14 on the carrier after the A-12 collapsed. The Navy chose the Super...

Harry J. KazianisAugust 17, 2026

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Sweden’s JAS 39 Gripen Fighter Can Fly After the Airfield Is Gone and No F-22, F-35 and J-20 Stealth Fighter Can Do That

Sweden built the JAS 39 Gripen to fight after its airfields were gone. It is not a stealth jet. In 2026 it is still...

Harry J. KazianisAugust 17, 2026

Image of Virginia-Class Submarine. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

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The US Navy’s New 10,000 Ton SSN(X) Nuclear Attack Submarine Will Cost $8,700,000,000 Per Sub But Might Never Get Built as the Shipyards Are Full

SSN(X) is the Navy’s planned successor to the Virginia-class attack submarine. The service wants Seawolf speed and payload, Virginia quieting, and Columbia-class availability. First...

Harry J. KazianisAugust 17, 2026

K-322 Cachalot, Akula class submarine underway. A port quarter aerial view of the Russian Northern Fleet AKULA class nuclear-powered attack submarine underway on the surface. Image: Creative Commons.

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The Russian Navy’s Akula-Class Nuclear Submarines Dumped the Titanium Hull to Try and Beat the US Navy’s Best Stealth Subs

The Akula-class attack submarine was the Soviet Union’s steel answer to the Los Angeles class. About 15 boats were finished before the money ran...

Harry J. KazianisAugust 17, 2026

PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 12, 2009) The Seawolf-class submarine USS Seawolf (SSN 21), bottom, Japanese destroyer JS Oonami (DD 111), left, and the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) steam in formation during a photo exercise following a successful Under Sea Warfare Exercise involving the John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and other naval vessels operating in the 7th Fleet. Stennis is on a scheduled six-month deployment to the western Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Walter M. Wayman/ Released)

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The US Navy Wanted to Spend $44,000,000,000 on 29 Nuclear Seawolf-Class Attack Submarines. The Navy Only Got 3 and Can’t Build Any More

The US Navy Cut Seawolf From 29 Boats to Three. The Attack-Submarine Gap Never Closed: The Seawolf-class attack submarine was designed to replace the...

Harry J. KazianisAugust 17, 2026

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 29, 2019) USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) conducts high-speed turns in the Atlantic Ocean. Ford is at sea conducting sea trials following the in port portion of its 15 month post-shakedown availability. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Connor Loessin)

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100,000-Ton US Navy Nuclear Aircraft Carrier USS Gerald R. Ford Sailed 57,713 Nautical Miles, Supported 12,200 Aircraft Carrier Launches and Won’t Be Headed to Iran For At Least a Year

USS Gerald R. Ford spent 326 days deployed, fought in two major operations, suffered a serious fire and now faces months or even a...

Harry J. KazianisAugust 17, 2026

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The US Navy Launched 50 New Aircraft Carriers in 14 Months During World War II And Has No Way To Do This Today with the Nuclear Ford-Class

Hermit Kingdom

The War in Ukraine Have Transformed North Korea’s Missile Arsenal Into a Truly Dangerous Military Force

Aerospace & Defense

Iran Doesn’t Have to Sink a US Navy Aircraft Carrier with Missiles or Drones To Put It Out Of Action Near the Strait of Hormuz

Aerospace & Defense

China’s New J-35 Stealth Fighter Is Getting So Many Upgrades It Will Now Fly Until 2050 to Take on the F-22, F-35 or Even the F-47 NGAD

Aerospace & Defense

The US Navy F-14 ‘Super Tomcat 21’ Could Have Transformed America’s Nuclear Aircraft Carriers Forever

Aerospace & Defense

Sweden’s JAS 39 Gripen Fighter Can Fly After the Airfield Is Gone and No F-22, F-35 and J-20 Stealth Fighter Can Do That

Aerospace & Defense

The US Navy’s New 10,000 Ton SSN(X) Nuclear Attack Submarine Will Cost $8,700,000,000 Per Sub But Might Never Get Built as the Shipyards Are Full

Aerospace & Defense

The Russian Navy’s Akula-Class Nuclear Submarines Dumped the Titanium Hull to Try and Beat the US Navy’s Best Stealth Subs

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The US Navy Wanted to Spend $44,000,000,000 on 29 Nuclear Seawolf-Class Attack Submarines. The Navy Only Got 3 and Can’t Build Any More

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100,000-Ton US Navy Nuclear Aircraft Carrier USS Gerald R. Ford Sailed 57,713 Nautical Miles, Supported 12,200 Aircraft Carrier Launches and Won’t Be Headed to Iran For At Least a Year

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